Boards

If DiS has taught me anything its that I'm obsessed with listing stuff. Anyway, I seem to end up having this conversation with any bright eyes fan I meet, so I've thought about it - and here's my official top 5

a song to pass the time
lovers turn into monsters
its cool we can still be friends
poison oak
messenger birds song
the difference in the shades
arienette
kathy with a k song
entry way song
lime tree
waste of paint
exaltation on a cool kitchen floor
sunrise sunset
blue angels air show
a celebration upon completion
a scala a mirror and those indifferent clocks
oh you are the roots that sleep beneath by feet and hold the earth in place
no lies just love
loose leaves
nothing gets crossed out
lets not shit ourselves (to love and to be loved)
touch
soon you will be leaving your man
a perfect sonnet
four winds
haligh, haligh, a lie haligh
the joy in forgetting the joy in acceptence
the trees get wheeled away
the big picture
if winter ends
black comedy
when the curious girl realises she is under glass
you will you will you will you
neely o'hara
hit the switch
hungry for a holiday
a spindle a darkness a fever a neckless
I will be grateful for this day
I believe in symmetry
first day of my life
an attempt to tip the scales
old soul song
one foot in front of the otherjetsabel removes the undesirables
true blue
spring cleaning
the calender hung it self
bowl of oranges
gold mine gutted
spent on rainy days
from a balance beam
happy birthday to me
method acting
the city has sex
act of contrition
a line allows progresion
we are free men
the centre of the world
june on the west coast
I wont ever be happy again
easy lucky free
DOnt know when but a day will come
amy in the white coat
light pollution
I must belong somewhere
something vague
on the way to work
southern state
down a rabbit hole
feeling it
the awful sweetness of escaping sweat
we are nowhere it is now
motion sickness
southern state
going for gold
down a rabbit hole
false advertising
drunk kid catholic
take it easy love nothing
saturday as usual
a poetic retelling of an unfortunate seduction
road to joy
padraic my prince
i'll be your friend
contrast and compare
cleanse song
make war
lua
southern state
when the president talks to god
a new arrangement
pull my hair
bad blood
racing towards the new
go find your self a dry place
at the bottom of everything
cartoon blues
endless entertainment
napoleons hat
no one would riot for less
patient hop in new snow

but when I came across a song that I rated higher than plays incicated I would place it higher, then I went to song meanings.net to see if I missed any and if I had I would scan down my list until I found a song I liked less and put it above that, so it is roughly accurate although there are songs I love towards the bottom of the list just goes to show how good his songs are.

i don't have anything that isn't either on any of the regular albums, every day and every night, noise floor (CD, don't have the vinyl bonus tracks) or the four winds ep, so anything else is appreciated! :)

although I have don't be frightened to turn the page, every day and every night, one jug of wine, home IV,four winds ep, noise floor, motion sickness, and the lua, first day of my life, lover I don't have to love singles.

can i put my hand up for some of that too? you did send me commander venus & park ave. a while ago i think; so i just don't have anything not on all the albums/EPs, lua/first day of my life singles... ta :D

i wish they'd do a studio take on the hoedown version they played at koko / brookes. it was ace and he changed the lyrics to "and thought about my true love / the one i've YET TO MEET" and it made me smile.

1. Calender Hung Itself
2. Pull My Hair
3. I will be grateful for this day...
4. A Song to Past the time
5. It's cool we can still be friends
6. June on the West Coast
7. Big Picture
8. Jetstabel...
9.Waste of Paint
10. Happy Birthday to Me (Feb. 15)

Ah too many to list, they're all good.

That last verse of Jetstabel ('And the moon never shines...' has to be one of my favourite Bright Eyes moments.

I've got quite a few rarities (mp3s) like The Insound Tour support CD, the Bill Hoover split, the 'get the monster save the baby' 7'' or whatever it's called and loads of others.
When I get home I'll post a list as email anyone who wants them.

Phew that took a while! Thats pretty much it for the rareties, I've not metioned easy to get stuff like the Britt Daniels split or the eps or most songs on Noise Floor CD like Blue Angels Air Show and Trees...

I've also got a KCRW session with One foot, First Day, Poison Oak, Train under water and Burn rubber.

And also got most (all?) Comm. Venus stuff.

Oh yeah the early Coner Oberst stuff if pretty much unlistenable and is really only worth it to see what a precocious 13 year old whose voice hasn't broken with a guitar and 8 track sounds like.